Grouting - wall and floor tile grouting – How to grout wall tiles and floor tiles; Guidance on the best way to grout ceramic and quarry tiles including information on what gap you should have between tiles, what grout you should use and how to mix it and how to ensure all joints are totally full

Painting - ceramic wall tiles – How to paint ceramic tiles. Advice on the best way to Prepare Tiles and Glass for Painting. Create a Suitable Surface to Paint Tiles and Glass.

Quotes and prices – Getting quotes from tradesmen – How to ensure that you get a reliable quote from your builder or tradesmen, what questions to ask and why you should get quotes

Tiling - ceramic wall tiling – How to lay ceramic wall and floor tiles in kitchens and bathrooms. Advice on preparing, choosing and fixing tiles, which tools to use and how to use them to get a great finish.

Tiling - choosing ceramic tiles – Find out how to choose cermaic tiles and ensure that they will suit the room or area you are going to tile whether it is a kitchen or bathroom wall or floor

Tiling - cork tile removal – In this how to guide learn all about how to remove cork tiles from floors and walls and also how to remove any remaing adhesive

Tiling - grout removal – A DIY solution on how to clean and remove hard grout from floor, wall, or quarry tiles. When you have left grout too long and it’s hardened, we show you how to easily remove it

Tiling - replacing a tile – We show you how to remove and replace a broken wall tile or floor tile in this easy to follow DIY guide. Find out how to remove cracked wall and floor tiles and replace with new

Tiling - tiling over ceramic tiles – Learn all about tiling over tiles and how to fix new ceramic tiles over existing ceramic tiles on walls and floors without removing the old ones

Tiling - types of wall and floor tile – An explanation of The different types of wall tiles, floor tiles and floor coverings that are available for use in your home and Where to Use Them

Tiling is a very popular Do It Yourself task, because it is relatively easy to do and quickly gives a great finish. In this section we have tutorials on how to tile, and how to use tile spacers, we answer questions about tiling over tiles, and other surfaces such as tiling over plywood, or uneven walls.

A contractors tile cutter can make the job of tiling walls and floors easier

If you don’t like the tiles you’ve got, but don’t want to retile just yet, there is a project on painting ceramic tiles with specialist tile paint. If you have a damaged tile to replace we can help you with that and if your grouting or sealant is discoloured we have tutorials like how to remove grouting.

Ceramic Tiles can be used in any area of the house, they are a solid impermeable material which offer a great array of style and design alternatives

The benefits of tiles are that they are easy to lay, they come in a wide variety of colours, styles and materials, they are durable and easy to clean

The cons are that tiles used as flooring can be cold underfoot, they are very hard so if you drop delicate items onto a tiled floor they are likely to break, using tiles on a wall can look clinical if they are not mixed with other materials, tiles are produced in batches and usually for limited runs so they can be hard to match if you need to replace them.

We don’t just advise you about ceramic tiles, we also help you choosing and laying vinyl tiles, and cork tiles. We have a guide to restoring quarry tiles and on removing polystyrene tiles